Drinking Water Source Protection Program

Local Water Protection Grants

Since 1997, DES has made small grants to water suppliers, municipalities, and other local organizations for the purpose of protecting drinking water sources. Protection projects funded through this program have included delineation of wellhead protection areas, inventorying potential contamination sources, development of local protection ordinances, performing land surveys as a precursor to land acquisitions, groundwater reclassification, shoreline surveys, drinking water education and outreach activities, and controlling access to sources.

2009 Local Source Water Protection Grant applications are due November 3, 2008. The application package can be downloaded below or, if you would like to receive a paper copy, contact Johnna McKenna at (603) 271-7017 or johnna.mckenna@des.nh.gov.

DES’s Drinking Water Source Protection Program also funds agricultural nutrient management grants by providing funding to a grant program of the N.H. Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Foods (DAMF). These grants fund on-farm and educational projects that reduce the risk posed by certain agricultural practices to water quality.

Documents

	2009 Grant Application and Information Packet [pdf]  [Word]
	Descriptions of Past Projects
	Request for Award Form
	Quarterly Reporting Form - [pdf]  [Word]
	EPA Disadvantaged Business Quarterly Reporting Form (PDF)       An Example

Program Staff

Johnna McKenna, (603) 271-7017 or jmckenna@des.state.nh.us